After 40 years as a national leader in LGBTQ+-focused addiction treatment, Pride Institute is closing its residential recovery program in Minnesota—a move that has shaken the LGBTQ+ recovery community. The for-profit owner, Universal Health Services, plans to shift services to California while converting Twin Cities locations to outpatient care, raising concerns about access, equity, and motivation behind the decision.
In response, local providers are stepping up. EOSIS has doubled capacity at its LGBTQ+-focused residential program, Latitudes, now the only one of its kind in Minnesota. Community leaders and advocates emphasize that affirming, welcoming spaces are critical—especially amid growing political uncertainty—and say the fight to preserve queer-focused recovery care is far from over. Read the full story – Worry, action over closure of LGBTQ+ addiction treatment program – MinnPost.
